2018 PSSA Reading Review!

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

What is the correct order for plot?

A conclusion is stated as part of proof of the agrument 

People are persuaded by showing how many people think something is true

Human qualities given to non-human objects

TDA stands for:

An attack on a person instead of an issue

The author knows only the actions of a character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

An extreme exaggeration

Appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic or reasoning

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

What is the simple subject? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to cause a certain feeling

What will make Mrs. Lucas very happy?

A literary work based on imagination: not true

Tactic in which the reader ispersuaded by a repeating a message over and over again 

How many times should you read through a passage on your PSSA's?

Text structure where details are provided.

Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain a...

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

Which is a fragment?

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

A story about a person's life written by another person

The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

An object represents an idea

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?

A word that is the opposite of another word

What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

Which part of the TDA do you TAICE in?

Because something happens, it make something else happen

What is the simple predicate? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

Are you going to try your best next week?

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

Comparing two things using the words like or as

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

What POV should you only use when writing out a formal paper?

The author knows the characters thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

A struggle between opposing characters

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

The author's central thought - the topic sentence of a paragraph

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

The reader isdistracted with details not relevant to the argument 

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

Two words that mean the same thing

A judgement based on a personal point of view

I, we, us, our, my, me

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?

Which sentence shows posession?

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usualmeaning